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:e. If there is a new database not already on your spreadsheet, fill in the necessary information on the spreadsheet for each new database. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Creating Online Records Pages#Filling_out_the_Google_doc|Instructions on filling out the Google Doc]].
:e. If there is a new database not already on your spreadsheet, fill in the necessary information on the spreadsheet for each new database. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Creating Online Records Pages#Filling_out_the_Google_doc|Instructions on filling out the Google Doc]].


3. '''Check Ancestry''': Visit [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] to see what collections are available for the country. <br>
3. '''Check Ancestry''': Visit [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] to see what collections are available for the country.


:a. Go to [http://search.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry search screen]. Scroll to the bottom of the page to the US map. You will see tabs to other countries and continents listed here. Click on the appropriate tab for your country.  
:a. Go to [http://search.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry search screen]. Scroll to the bottom of the page to the US map. You will see tabs to other countries and continents listed here. Click on the appropriate tab for your country.  
:b. Compare the list to any collections you may have already listed from the country wiki page.  
:b. Compare the list to any collections you may have already listed from the country wiki page.  
:d. If there are no new databases, skip to Step 4. <br>  
:d. If there are no new databases, skip to Step 4. <br>  
:e. If there is a new database not already on your spreadsheet, fill in the necessary information on the spreadsheet for each new database. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Creating Online Records Pages#Filling_out_the_Google_doc|Instructions on filling out the Google Doc]].
:e. If there is a new database not already on your spreadsheet, fill in the necessary information on the spreadsheet for each new database. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Creating Online Records Pages#Filling_out_the_Google_doc|Instructions on filling out the Google Doc]].<br>


4. '''Check FindMyPast''': Visit [http://www.findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] to see what collections are available for the country.  
4. '''Check FindMyPast''': Visit [http://www.findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] to see what collections are available for the country.  
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6. '''Use Google''': Search [https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl Google] for other databases.  
6. '''Use Google''': Search [https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl Google] for other databases.  


:a. Go to [https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl Google] and make a search for any genealogy databases that may be available. Use the following search phrases to help find any possible databases. The example is for the country of Belgium:
:a. Go to [https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl Google] and make a search for any genealogy databases that may be available. Use the following search phrases to help find any possible databases. The example is for the country of Belgium:  
::*Belgium gazetteers
::*Belgium gazetteers  
::*Belgium genealogy websites
::*Belgium genealogy websites  
::*Belgium genealogy online databases
::*Belgium genealogy online databases  
::*Belgium genealogy records
::*Belgium genealogy records  
::*Belgium church records
::*Belgium church records  
::*Belgium cemeteries
::*Belgium cemeteries
*Try any other keyword searching you can think of.
::*Try any other keyword searching you can think of.
 
:b. Compare any results with the list of collections you may have already listed from searching the above websites.  
:b. Compare any results with the list of collections you may have already listed from searching the above websites.  
:d. If there is a new database not already on your spreadsheet, fill in the necessary information on the spreadsheet for each new database. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Creating Online Records Pages#Filling_out_the_Google_doc|Instructions on filling out the Google Doc]].
:d. If there is a new database not already on your spreadsheet, fill in the necessary information on the spreadsheet for each new database. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Creating Online Records Pages#Filling_out_the_Google_doc|Instructions on filling out the Google Doc]].  
:e. If there are no new databases to list, you have completed the task. Go to the task page and list the date you completed the task.
:e. If there are no new databases to list, you have completed the task. Go to the task page and list the date you completed the task.


===== Filling out the Google doc  =====
===== Filling out the Google doc  =====